Specialist area/proposed role: Trainer, consultant, expert on work with vulnerable community groups, rehabilitation specialist.

Membership of professional bodies:

• Charity Foundation “Counterpart Creative Centre”, member, representative in Donetsk region, 2000 - current.

Other skills: Computer Skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows 95/98), experience in project proposals writing, skills of effective communication, facilitation of round tables, focus groups, etc.
Present position: Deputy Director, City public organization Centre for Disabled Children Social Rehabilitation “Raduga” (“Rainbow”), Donetsk.
Years within organization: 7

Key qualifications:
Experience of work in the civil society organizations since 1997. Conducting trainings and consultations for NGOs, government and business representatives in various regions of Ukraine since 2000. 5-year experience of effective work with vulnerable community groups such as children-disabled and their parents. As a result, developed a unique training module “Peculiarities of Work with Socially Unprotected Community Groups”. Intensive work in NGO with focus on fundraising, organizational development, project proposal writing, implementing and reporting, community resource mobilization and conflict resolution. Active participation in the assessments on NGO sector development in Ukraine since 2000. Constant monitoring of NGO development in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Certificate of trainer, NGO Trainer School, Counterpart Creative Centre, Kyiv, 2000;
Certificate of specialist, “Work with children-disabled and people with limited abilities”, Elwin Institute, USA, 1997.

Successfully completed the following courses, seminars, training of trainers (TOT) and programs:

• Series of training on mastering professional skills from Counterpart Creative Centre, 2000-2004;
• TOT (advanced level) on Monitoring and Evaluation, Participatory Approaches, Citizen Engagement (UK, Russia), 2004;
• TOT (advanced level) on Fundraising techniques (CAF Russia), 2004;
• Series of training on research methodology, Kyiv International Institute for Sociology, 2003
• ТОТ “NGO Governance”, BoardSource (USA), RC “Gurt”, 2003;
• TOT on NGOs and Election, NDI (USA), 2001;
• TOT on Introduction into Election Campaign, NDI (USA), 2001;
• TOT on Promotion of a Healthy Way of Life, Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS Prophylaxis, Oblast Centre of Social Services for Youth, Donetsk; 2000;
• TOT on Legal Base of Fundraising, CAP (USA), 2000;
• Training with the people with limited possibilities, Elvin Institute, Kyiv, 1998-2000;
• Training on Business administration, League of Business and Professional Women of Donetsk;
• School of Social Management, Resource Centre “Spryiannia”, Donetsk, 1999;

Experience of conducting trainings:

Conducted trainings for NGOs in Ukraine since 2000, for government and business representatives - since 2002. The overall number of conducted trainings is more than 100, consultations - more than 70 in various regions of Ukraine.

Experience of conducting trainings/consultations on the NGO organisational development including project planning, implementation and reporting, community initiatives development and NGO management:

• Conducted series of trainings on project design for alumni of British Council exchange programmes, Kyiv, 2002-2003;
• Conducted series of trainings (10) for Counterpart Alliance for Partnership, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Odesa, 2000-2001;
• Conducted series of trainings (8) within DFID programme "NGO Support in Ukraine", Donetsk, Odesa, 2001;
• Conducted more than 45 consultations on project design, financial management, NGO management, monitoring and evaluation", within DFID programme “NGO Support in Ukraine”, 2001;
• Conducted more than 10 consultations within Counterpart Alliance for Partnership and British Council programmes (Kharkiv, Donetsk, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia), 2000-2001.

Experience of conducting training/consultations on work with vulnerable community groups:

• Developed, conducted and adapted training on " Peculiarities of Work with Socially Unprotected Community Groups " – series of 4 training modules for young disabled, series of 6 training modules for the parents of children-disabled, 2000 – 2001.
• Organized and conducted 6 working meetings and 2 round table discussions for Donetsk oblast NGO and government representatives who work in the field of providing service to the families with children-disabled, 2000 – 2003.
• Developed, organized and conducted trainings for young disabled and parents of children-disabled in 18 towns of Donetsk oblast, 2001.

Researches:

• Research of NGO development in Donetsk oblast within the Programme “Democratising Ukraine: Small Project Scheme”, 2003.
• Research on development and needs of NGOs in Ukraine, UCAN, Ch.St.Mott Foundation, Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts, 2000-2003
• Assessment of civil society development in Ukraine, CIVICUS, 2001, Donetsk oblast.

Publications:

• “ABC for Parents of Children-Invalids”, chief editor, Donetsk, City Centre for psychological and social rehabilitation of disabled children and youth and their families “Raduga”, 2000, 2002, project was supported by DFID.
• “Manual for Parents, Educators and Teachers”, chief editor, Donetsk, City Centre for psychological and social rehabilitation of disabled children and youth and their families “Raduga”, 2000, project was supported by CAP.
• “NGO Management”, author of the section “Personnel Management”, Donetsk, Resource Centre “Spryiannya”, 2000.
• “Social Partnership – the Future of the Third Sector”, author of the article “Centre “Raduga” Sample of the Productive Co-operation of Three Sectors”, CCC, Kyiv, 1999.
• “School of the Advanced Experience”, author of the article “Social Rehabilitation of Children-Invalids”, Donetsk, Oblast Centre for Social Service for Youth.

Contact information:
Ukraine, Donetsk, vul. Petrovskogo 113A, apt. 81
Tel/fax: (062) 334-5108
E-mail: olga@only.donetsk.ua